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Estonia

Estonia

Estonian Police and Border Guard Board

The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (Eesti Politsei- ja Piirivalveamet in Estonian) is a government agency under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Interior. The Board is headed by a Director General.

As a result of reorganization in January 2010, the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board has taken on the responsibilities formerly assumed by the Police Board, the Citizenship and Migration Board, the Border Guard Board, the Central Criminal Police and the Personal Protection Service.

The other principal departments of the Estonian Ministry of Interior include:

Security Police Board;

Rescue Board;

Public Service Academy (an educational institution providing applied higher education in the field of policing and other aspects of Internal Affairs administration).

INTERPOL Tallinn

Opened in 1992, the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) for Estonia is part of the Criminal Intelligence Bureau, a unit of the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board. It is staffed by 50 police and civilian crime specialists.

TALLINN, Estonia – Heads of anti-corruption agencies, senior investigators and prosecutors came together in Estonia for the 10th INTERPOL Global Programme on Anti-Corruption, Financial Crimes, Money Laundering and Asset Recovery to examine the challenges to successful investigations and prosecutions of corruption-related cases, and to discuss possible sol...

LYON, France – The suspected mastermind behind a global car smuggling ring, estimated to have trafficked luxury and sports vehicles worth around EUR 6 million since 2009, has been arrested following an INTERPOL-coordinated operation.The Russian national was taken into custody in Venice, Italy following INTERPOL’s Operation Eastbound which coordinated the...

WARSAW, Poland – Representatives of 10 Eastern European countries gathered last week to learn how to conduct effective investigations into instances of suspected criminal acts involving radiological and nuclear (RN) weapons, materials and technology. Experienced investigators from law enforcement, customs and other security forces teamed up with their cou...